The results of expeditional collections and first varietal study of local varieties of plum Izyum erik have been given in the article. The perspectives of the further use of the studied varieties for selection and testing in industrial conditions, in orchards and plots near the houses have been discussed.

The authors presents the results of the collectional, primary and promotional investigation of the myrobalan plum large-fruited introduced and "tome cultivars under the conditions of the Ukraine's Southern Polissya and Northern Lisosteppe. On the background of the best standard cv <ubans’ka kometa a number of promise cultivars with both red and yellow fruits has been singled out to be introduced in the farm orchards of differ- ant forms of property. These cultivars are characterized with different Opening terms and purpose of fruits use.